VOL. CLVI No. 136
Part A
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, 25TH NOVEMBER, 2021
Content
Bill re: Gold Award of Achievement (Amendment) Act, 2021.
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November 25, 2021
GOLD AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021
OBJECTS AND REASONS
This Bill would amend the Gold Award of Achievement Act, Cap. 401 to provide for the conferment of the award on a group of persons and for related matters.
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GOLD AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021
Arrangement of Sections
Short title
Amendment of section 2 of Cap. 401
Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 401
Amendment of section 5 of Cap. 401
Amendment of section 7 of Cap. 401
Consequential amendment
Commencement
SCHEDULE
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT
BARBADOS
A Bill entitled
An Act to amend the Gold Award of Achievement Act, Cap. 401. ENACTED by the Parliament of Barbados as follows:
Short title
1.
This Act may be cited as the Gold Award of Achievement
(Amendment) Act, 2021.
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Amendment of section 2 of Cap. 401
The Gold Award of Achievement Act, Cap. 401, in this Act referred
to as the principal Act, is amended by deleting section 2 and substituting the following:
“Interpretation
2.(1)
In this Act,
“Award” means the award established by section 3; “Independence Day” means the 30th day of November; “National Heroes Day” means the 28th day of April.
For the purposes of this Act, reference to the term “person”
includes a group of persons.”.
Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 401
The principal Act is amended by deleting section 4 and substituting
the following:
“Conferment of Award
4.(1)
Subject to subsection (3), the President may by instrument
under the Public Seal confer the Award upon a person referred to in section 5.
The Award may be conferred annually on either Independence
Day, National Heroes Day or on both such days.
The power conferred on the President by subsection (1) shall be
exercised by him on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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The conferment of the Award shall take effect from the date of
the affixing of the Public Seal or from such other date as may be specified in the instrument.”.
Amendment of section 5 of Cap. 401
The principal Act is amended by deleting section 5 and substituting
the following:
“Eligibility for conferment of Award
A person who during the year preceding Independence Day
or National Heroes Day through diligence, sacrifice, dedication to service and commitment to excellence has made an outstanding contribution to
community life in Barbados;
the improvement of the economic and social conditions of Barbados; or
the health and welfare of the people of Barbados,
is eligible for the conferment of the Award.”.
Amendment of section 7 of Cap. 401
Section 7 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1)
and substituting the following:
“(1)
Every person upon whom the Gold Award of Achievement has
been conferred, whether individually or as a group, is entitled to have the letters “G.A.” placed after his name on all occasions when the use of the letters after a name is customary.”.
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Consequential amendment
The enactment set out in Column 1 of the Schedule is amended in
the manner specified in Column 2 of the Schedule.
Commencement
7.
2021.
This Act shall come into operation on the 30th day of November,
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SCHEDULE
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT
(Section 6)
Column 1 Column 2
Enactment Amendment
Barbados National Honours and Decorations Act, 2021 (Act 2021-23)
Delete the words “section 8 of this Act” appearing in paragraph (e) of section 4(2) and substitute the words “this Act”.
Read three times and passed the House of Assembly this day of , 2021.
Speaker
Read three times and passed the Senate this day of
, 2021.
President
PARLIAMENT
SECOND SESSION OF 2018-2023
BILL
cited as the Gold Award of Achievement (Amendment) Act, 2021
Government Printing Department
